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Actually, the term may have sprung from those of us who relied on Cookeville as the "Hub of the Upper Cumberland;" e.g. "we're going to Cookevegas to bowl....or watch a movie." The entertainment was and is still lacking in several UC area towns; so, you went to Cookevegas to entertain yourself. If you want to go to Kroger, you have to go to Cookeville, or Crossville (Sparta's closed)..you can't go to Kroger in Gainesboro, Livingston or elsewhere.

I don't know....I've lived in the Upper Cumberland for most of my life....just this weekend I saw the term BaxVegas in reference to Baxter....that is ridiculous.

A friend and I playfully kicked around opening a microbrewery (we're dreamers); this was prior to Calfkiller exploding and becoming the local beer scene. There were two ideal spots; in the space underneath the Cream City signage where the ice cream parlor and other shops are....it would have been Cream City Beer. Another spot was the disused depot shed just above the 12th and N Washington intersection. Great dreams...even in the early 2000s we had a concept of TNA (use your imagination if you want, but the acronym is for Tennessee Ale); the flagship beer was going to be christened Polk after the GOAT POTUS: James K. Polk. Then came the proliferation of craft beer. A day early and a dollar short. Alas, dreams fade...and although I have a pretty nice little beer making kit stored away...it is still waiting to ferment the first drop in the carboy. But I do remember hearing something about the City Council making moves to allow such an establishment within the rules of the municipal code.

Nee!

He's likely Nashville's next mayor, i.e. Bill Freeman...a huge fundraiser and major player for the Democrats.

I so miss Seanachie (Shawn-uh-key).